my mother was born in sacramento. my father was a san franciscan. my siblings and i were born in los angeles. innocent americans who were put into prison camps. is that not racism? >> it is. and it also -- i find it very insulting that bill o'reilly or anyone would have to qualify asian-americans as hardworking. in a roundabout way i think that is demeaning in itself. but i guess it's still up for interpretation from people on that side of the aisle. george takei, i really appreciate your time tonight on "the ed show." thank you so much. that is "the ed show." the "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. >> thanks to you at home for stay with us for the next hour. this is going to be kind of an epic show. all right. are you familiar with the concept of wild card weekend? this is wild card weekend. it's the opening weekend of the nfl play-offs, which is important to know because even if you are someone who does not care at all about football, you should know that the people in your life who do care about football are going to be very distracted thi